Removable label and transparent panel holder for cake boxes



Jan. 9, 1923.

w. 1. PARK ET AL.

REMOVABLE LABEL AND TRANSPARENT PANEL HOLDER FOR CAKE BOXES.

VFILED Aue.2o.'1919.

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Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

WILLIAM 3'. AND FRANK H. BO BINSON," OF CLEVELAND, OHIOQBEIVLOVAZBLELABEL AND rnnnsrnnnnrrennr. Herman roe CAKE BOXES;

Application filed August 20, 1. 1 9. SeriaLNot 318 733.:

ZlOjQZZZUiI/IOWZ c'tnnay concern:

Be; it known thatwe wrimmu J. PARK and FRANK H. ROBINSON, citizens of.the

" United States residingsat-Cleveland, in the county. of; Cuyahogaand,State. of- Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRemovable Label and Transparent Panel'Holders: for Gake'Boxes, of whichthe following is aspecification.

This lIlVQIltlOllI'QlEttQS to cake or: blscult boxes-or tins, such asareemployed by var ous; bakery companiesto retain: and'display their; goodsin retail stores and whichboxes or. tins: arealso employed in theshipment of the cakes, biscuits orrthe like. i'

object of the; invention is to provide a removable frontforboxesaor tinsof. this nature which carries a label or suitable-indicia. indicating;the name of the biscuit.

; COmPZLIIX thG IRMnQ-OIZ type of the cake contained. thereinon anyother: analogous indicia as desired, and: which 1 also removably carriesthe-transparent panel, by means of which-a portion of the contents ofthebox or tin are disposed. to .view.

In cake-boxes or tins of this. type, now universally in use, the frontof the boxes which ,carry. the. said indicia andrtransparent panel areformed'with the remalnlng portionsiofl the-box so. that when the saidbox or tin is used for containing-types of cake or. blSCHIlZS- otherthan that which .wasqust previously contained therein it. is necessaryto paste new labels thereon and after continued use of the-box or tinkitis necessary to firstremovethe oldlabel before the new one-canbeproperly placed thereon and it is an object of-this invention toprovidea re-.. movable holder for the labels 'and transparent. panel which maybe quickly and: easilyconnected to or disconnected fromthel tin or box;eliminating the necessity of past ing new labels upon the boxfront or renov mg the old labels, therebv materially dechangeab'le with the. box ortin structures. More specifically, the invention comprehends theprovisionof abiScuit or, cakebox or tin, the front side or. which isprovided. with a. relatively, -'large opening 'and which, front sidehasits upper portiondownturned and spaced opmY de recess f r i ng therein;the upper end s rike memora le holder, which holder is formed of sheetmaterial, preferably tin and has indicated thereon a portion forretaining the label or receiving embossed indicia to; impart any desiredknowledgeand which holder further comprises means .for reinovablycontaining a transparent panel PEFIIllttlng viewing. of

a portion-ofthecontents.of the box or. tin.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the followingdeta-ileddescription taken;

in which drawings:

' Figure lis a perspective view-of a; cake box or tin havingtllB-JIIIPDOVQd removable;

holder attached thereto.

holder in place, andv Figure 3 is a detail. perspectlve showing therear. inner sideof the. removable one- 7 piece label and transparentpanel holder.

' Referring rnore particularly to the drawings, A indicates an ordinarytin or boxusedin containing varioustypes of cakes,

biscuits or the like and displayingthern for 'edge portions of the frontsidesurrounding the said opening being instruck, if: desired, asshown atQ-toincreasc the aesthetic value of thebox or- The one-piece label ortransparent holder, is indicated generically, by the letter D" and itfits. within the box A a ainstthe inner surface of, the front side 6 ofitheboxas clearly shown. drawings.

The upper edgeportion of the. front side G of the box A is extendedinwardly and downturned; as clearly s'hownat 3 in Figure 2, forming apocket 4. which receives thereinthe .upperedge of the removablev holderD. This; removable. holder D is preferably formed ofv sheet metal, such'as tin and its upper edge portion is extended inwardly and downturned asshown. at; 5 .forengagewent against the inner surface-offthe. downturnedportion of the front side C while thessaidholder is engaged, inwardly;of; its edges by the ins-truck portion- 2.015; the 1 1201 96; q i I inFigures 1- and 2 of the? The holder D is provided. with a cut outportion 0, near its lower edge which is preferably rectangular in shape,being of equal width to the opening 1 in the front C of the box A. andthe edges of the holder D sur rounding the said. opening are preferablyslightly rolled. inwardly as shown at '4 to add to the appearance of theholder and also to provide relatively spring or yieldable edge portionsfor contact with the removable transparent panel 8. The portion of theholder D along the upper edge of the opening 6 is bent or shaped. toform a guide 9 substantially the shape of an inverted U which holder Dis free from the guiding flange analogous to the flanges 9, 10 and 11,and the material of which the holder is made is bent back upon itself atits lower edge and an ear or tongue, 12 is soldered or otherwisesuitably attached thereto, or if preferred, it may be made from thematerial from which the holder is formed, as shown in Figure 2 of thedrawings, without de'1:)arting from the spiritof this invention.

The portion of the holder D below the opening 6 is relatively flexibleand may be flexed outwardly 'suflicient distance intermediate its edgesto allow the transparent panel 8 to slip over the tongue 12 during theinserting of a transparent panel in the respective guiding, andretaining flanges of the holder. However, after the lower edge of thetransparent panel has been moved above the tongue, the lower portion,indicated by the number 13, is reflexed to its normal position and thetongue 12 which is bent upon itself as clearly shown in Figure 2 engagesbeneath a lower edge of the transparent panel 8 preventing this panelfrom sliding out of its guiding flanges when the f panel D is removedfrom the box or tin A.

The portion of the holder D above the opening 6 thereinis provided withan outstruck port on 14 whlch is preferably forced inwardly from theouter face of the holder D as, clearly shown in the drawings, the flatsurface of said outstruck portion being adapted to carry suitableindicia as indi cated at 15 in Figure 1 This indicia 15 may be embossedupon the fiat portions of the outstruck portion l l, or may be in theform of a label pasted thereon if desired.

In placing a one-piece label and transparent panel holder D in one ofthe boxes or tins A, the upper edge of said holder is inserted withinthe space 4: as shown in Fig ure 2 of the drawings, after which thelower edge of the panel D is moved inwardly into engagement With theinturned portion 2 of the front 0, the said inturned portion beingslightly resilient the upper portion of the removable holder D will beengaged between the downturned portion 3 of the front C and the inturncdportion. 2 of the upper part of the opening 1, while the lower edge ofthe holder as well as the side edges will frictionally engage the sidesor bottom of the tin or box A securely holding the holder D in place. Toremove the holder D it is only necessary to push its lower end inwardly,then slip its upper end out of the recess or space 4i.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of thisinvention, but;

Vi e claim: I v

1. As a new article of manufacture, a removable one-piece label andtransparent panel holder-for cake boxes formed of sheet material, atransparent panel, guiding and retaining flanges formed upon said holderfor engagement along the ends andthe upper edge of said transparentpanel, and a resilient tongue formed upon the rear surface of the holderat its lower edge for en gagement with the lower edge of said transparent panel. I

i 2. As a new article of manufacture, a removable one piece label andtransparent panel holder for cake boxes formed of sheet ma terial, atransparent panel, guiding and replaced between the 'inner surface ofthe front side and said downwardlyextended portions, said holder formedof sheet material and provided with an. opening therein, guiding andretaining flanges formed along the ends and upper side of said opening,a transparentpanel having its edge portion engaged in said flanges andadapted to reg ster with a portion of the opening in. the front of'saidbox, a tongue carried by the lower edge of said holder and engagiijig aportion of the lower edge of said transparent panel.

lv A removable transparent panel and label holder for cake and crackerboxes comprising a rectanglar metallic body plate,

rearwardly and inwardly extending guide and strengthening flanges formedon the marginal side and top portions of the plate,

the plate having a sight opening formed therein adjacent to its lowerend, a retainengaging the transparent panel to hold the inglflangecarried bythe inner surface of same against accidental displacement, andthe plate directly above said sight opening, an indieia carrying portionstruck in said 10 a transparent panel carried by the plate and plateabove said retaining flange. 5 arranged to extend under the retainingflange, a resilient retaining tongue carried I WILLIAM J PARK. by thelower end of the plate for frictionally FRANK H. ROBINSON.

